American Airlines Installs
New Cockpit-Locking Devices

FORT WORTH -- AMR Corp.'s American Airlines said it completed installation of Federal Aviation Administration-approved locking devices on cockpit doors on 18 of its planes

In a press release Thursday, the company said it expects to complete all installations on 712 American aircraft and 169 TWA aircraft by early November. The move follows similar measures across the industry in an attempt to bolster airline security following the...